A competition for Real Sommeliers
A new Iron Sommelier Challenge has been inaugurated in the US Said to test the skills of wine waiters under the most extreme conditions, the challenge is divided into six…
Is natural wine moral?
We have two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach --Bertrand Russell My liberalism says…
Wine au Naturel: a podcast interview with Tom Lubbe of Matassa
Tom Lubbe's wines, under their label Matassa, are known for their intensely mineral-driven, pure expressions of terroirs. Tom is a passionate advocate of working with a hands-off approach both in the winery and…
Everything you need to know about the Real Wine Fair 2013
So youâre back again? Yes, and this time itâs even more personal and personable! Remind me what it is all about? The Real Wine Fair is an artisan growersâ…
Q&A with Andrew Hedley of Framingham Wines
Here is Andrew's rather impressive biog which appears on Framingham's website: Originally from Gateshead in the north of England, our winemaker Dr Andrew Hedley was drawn to Framingham in 2001…
The Real Wine Fair 2013
This post also appears on our Real Wine Fair website. Head there fore more info about the fair, which is taking place in London on the 17-18th March. A pure…
Revving up the revolution: Part 2
A little bit of Jekyll, a little bit of Hyde â Rory Gallagher I canât second guess the intention of an amorphous group of critics and commentators any more than they…
Revving up the revolution: Part 1
When I first became interested in wine I was instructed to taste in a certain way, to break wine down into its constituent parts and to assess analytically (and dismissively).…
Defining Silence
I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. ~Henry David Thoreau I've been asked by sundry, if…
That thing we like
Iâve argued on these pages and elsewhere that it is trite to bandy loaded terms such as ânaturalâ, âconventionalâ and âmovementâ willy-nilly as in ânatural wine movementâ and to have…